Gosden, Chris,  1955- <br/><br/>
Magic :  a history: from alchemy to witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the present / 
Chris Gosden. 
 - First American edition. 
 - xix, 482 pages :  illustrations, maps ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Originally published in Great Britain as "The history of magic: from Alchemy to witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the present by Viking, 2020. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 437-449) and index. 
<br/><br/> 1. What is magic and why is it important? --  2. The deep history of magic (c. 40,000-6000 BCE) --  3. The magic of cities: Mesopotamia and Egypt (4000 -1000 BCE) --  4. Chinese magic: deep participation (c. 20,000 BCE-present) --  5. Shamanism and magic on the Eurasian Steppe (c. 4000 BCE-present) --  6. Magical traditions in prehistoric Europe (10,000-0 BCE) --  7. Jewish, Greek and Roman magic (c. 1000 BCE-1000 CE) --  8. The magics of Africa, Australia and the Americas --  9. Medieval and modern magic in Europe (500 CE-present) --  10. Modern and future magic --  Timeline: Global history of magic --  Notes --  Bibliography --  Acknowledgements --  Index. 
<br/><br/> An Oxford professor of archaeology explores the unique history of magic, the oldest and most neglected strand of human behavior, and its resurgence today -- publisher. 
<br/><br/><br/>British English. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0374200122 9780374200121 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2020013393 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Magic.<br/>Magic--History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BF1589  / .G67 2020 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>133.4/309